You want to know one way to not run a project (training or otherwise)? Read this great article on the downfall of the popular Duke Nukem video game by Clive Thompson in the January issue of Wired .

Do you need to incorporate DVD video content in your training materials? Well, thanks to DVD Knife (thanks Lifehacker for the heads up) you can quickly grab (with proper permission of course) only the clip you need from any DVD. Just mark your start and end points and DVD Knife does the rest. You'll need to convert the resulting VOB file to a video format you can use with your project.

I like to think objectives are the foundation on which performance interventions are built. So, I always keep these two references at hand when writing my objectives as a quick reminder and self performance check. I also share these with clients and designers I hire as team members on projects.

A Quick Guide to Writing Learning Objectives

Defining Your Objectives

Now this is cool, especially if you are constantly integrating graphics in your work (user guides, job aids, simulations). Just install the free program Dropresize , set the folder for it to monitor, and bang, any graphic file you drop in that folder is sized to your settings. Now that's leaning a process. Thanks to Lifehacker for the tip.